- to be involved in politics; participation in politics
- to play tricks; to cause mischief
- Great Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
- precedent
- to give; to impose; to apply
- to reject; to turn down; to overrule
- 董 Dǒng: 董 Dong3: surname Dong董 dǒng: 董 dong3: to supervise; to direct; director
- 元 yuán: 元 yuan2: currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); (bound form) first; original; primary; (bound form) basic; fundamental; (bound form) constituent; part; (prefix) meta-; (math.) argument; variable; era (of a reign); (Tw) (geology) eon元 Yuán: 元 Yuan2: surname Yuan; Yuan dynasty (1279–1368)
- variegated; heterogeneous; to refute; to contradict; to ship by barge; a barge; a lighter (ship)
- unable to; incapable of
- direct (opposite: indirect 間接|间接[jian4 jie1]); immediate; straightforward
- 出来 chu lai: 出来 chu5 lai5: (after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect)出来 chū lái: 出来 chu1 lai2: to come out; to appear; to arise
- not bad; pretty good; fortunately; luckily
- jewel; gem; treasure; precious
- frequently; often
- to draw up; to draft; to formulate
- happening; instance; reason; cause; intentional; former; old; friend; therefore; hence; (of people) to die, dead
- (after a noun) between; among; amid; (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間|弹指之间[tan2 zhi3 zhi1 jian1])
- to form; to take shape
- 大 dài: 大 dai4: see 大夫[dai4 fu5]大 dà: 大 da4: big; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]); greatly; freely; fully; (dialect) father; (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
- gang; faction
- long-term; for a protracted period
- each other; mutual
- to struggle; to fight; struggle
- 颇 pō: 颇 po1: rather; quite; considerably; oblique; inclined; slanting; Taiwan pr. [po3]颇 Pō: 颇 Po1: surname Po; Taiwan pr. [Po3]
- capable
- rather; quite
- to trust; to have confidence in
- 仰 yǎng: 仰 yang3: to face upward; to look up; to admire; to rely on仰 Yǎng: 仰 Yang3: surname Yang
- breath
- serialized; published as a serial (in a newspaper)
- national treasure
- administration; (attributive) administrative; executive
- power; authority
- still; yet; to remain; (literary) frequently; often
- power; authority
- desire; longing; appetite; craving
- strong; intense
- situation; circumstance
- unfavorable; disadvantageous; harmful; detrimental
- no matter what; despite; to allow (sb to act arbitrarily)
- to go down; to descend; to go on; to continue; (of a servant) to withdraw
- not only (... but also ...)
- to grasp (often fig.); to control; to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny); to master; to know well; to understand sth well and know how to use it; fluency
- court; imperial household; dynasty
- real power; genuine power